Pope Benedict, freshmen, immigration and more

Holy See now hiring

Steve Breen’s bearded angel sitting at a desk [Feb. 12, in response to the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI] made me laugh out loud. I wonder, is this the same Human Resources Department that reassigned the priests after they molested their young parishioners or just the one that told Tim Tebow to play for the Jets? Oh that’s right, he’s the angel who will only hire men to promote the Church’s line of afterlife products. – John Poutre, San Diego

Will pink smoke rise after the cardinals elect a new pope? My money is on Sister Joan Chittiser, OSB [Order of St. Benedict], a Benedictine nun with pages of credentials. She has a masters from Notre Dame, a Ph.D. from Penn State. She is an author and lecturer on human rights, women in the church and society, peace and justice. She is the right medicine for a church that needs some healing. I’m certain the wise cardinals have Chittiser on their shortlist. I know Jesus would. – Sandy Lippe, San Diego

Pope Benedict XVI humbly steps aside on Feb. 28 for his successor to continue the good fight against secular humanism.

Our government is passing mandates that are eroding our God-given rights stated in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Our elected officials call some of these immoral orders “law,” even though they go against nature and nature’s creator. They are not laws and never will be since they erode religious liberty and the Judeo-Christian beliefs that our country was founded upon as a republic.

The media is propagating the erroneous message of “victimhood” for many special-interest groups who are trying to redefine marriage, devalue human life and punish those who live their faith and defend their Christian beliefs. Take note of the part that the media played in the Rwanda massacre.

May the new pope have abundant courage and strength to defend all human life – from conception to natural death; the sacredness of marriage for one man and one woman only; uphold the sacred tradition and sacred scripture of God; and rekindle the love and mercy of Jesus Christ throughout our immoral world. – Theresa Ellis, Ramona

Focused freshmen

In response to “More college frosh rank job over education” (Feb. 11): As an engineering major in college I studied. My education and engineering degree served me well in making a decent living over my lifetime. I had to laugh at the U-T article quoting a UCSD freshman as saying college is “not about partying anymore.” Perhaps he does not want to have to join the protesting “99 percenters” who could not find a job upon graduation. Party, party, party. – Michael M. Sampsel, Bonita

A matter of choice

In response to “The big pretender” (Opinion, Feb. 11): I am so sick of illegal-alien defenders tearing down President Obama and our honorable ICE agents for “breaking up families” through deportation. Folks, these people have a choice: They can bring their relatives back with them to Mexico! This is exactly what illegal alien/activist Elvira Arellano did when she was deported. She took her son with her, back to Mexico.